Handling time varying confounding in observational research.

Many exposures of epidemiological interest are time varying, and the values of potential confounders may change over time leading to time varying confounding. The aim of many longitudinal studies is to estimate the causal effect of a time varying exposure on an outcome that requires adjusting for ti...

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Main Authors: Mansournia, M, Etminan, M, Danaei, G, Kaufman, J, Collins, G
Format: Journal article
Language:English
Published: BMJ Publishing Group 2017